Tag Archives: Whittaker Chambers

When Trump invokes William F Buckley Jr

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Jorge Costales

When Donald Trump invokes the memory of my hero, William F. Buckley Jr. — the image to the right is on my mouse pad — my first reaction is a vague recall of the gag, ideally voiced with a Southern … Continue reading →

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Culture War standings – 1948

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Jorge Costales

The Right wing got off to a beautiful start in the culture wars 64 years ago today, when a ballsy congressman from California, Richard Nixon, smelled a rat in Alger Hiss’s denial of Whittaker Chambers accusation of being a communist. … Continue reading →

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